Service Canada - Thunder Bay District

The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant will end on March 31, 2025. Applications will not be accepted after this date.

• Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG), a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year/level, up to a maximum of $2,000 per person, available to registered apprentices once they have successfully finished their first or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal trades
• Provides the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG), a taxable cash grant of $2,000 to registered apprentices who have completed their training to help them become certified journeypersons in designated Red Seal Trades, which include:
  
  
  • Agricultural Equipment Technician
  • Appliance Service Technician
  • Auto Body and Collision Technician
  • Automotive Refinishing Technician
  • Automotive Service Technician
  • Baker
  • Boilermaker
  • Bricklayer
  • Cabinetmaker
  • Carpenter
  • Concrete Finisher
  • Construction Craft Worker
  • Construction Electrician
  • Cook
  • Drywall Finisher and Plasterer
  • Floorcovering Installer
  • Gasfitter - Class A
  • Gasfitter - Class B
  • Glazier
  • Hairstylist
  • Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Dozer)
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator)
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Tractor-Loader-Backhoe)
  • Industrial Electrician
  • Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
  • Instrumentation and Control Technician
  • Insulator (Heat and Frost)
  • Ironworker (Generalist)
  • Ironworker (Reinforcing)
  • Ironworker (Structural / Ornamental)
  • Landscape Horticulturist
  • Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)
  • Machinist
  • Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
  • Mobile Crane Operator
  • Motorcycle Technician
  • Oil Heat System Technician
  • Painter and Decorator
  • Parts Technician
  • Plumber
  • Powerline Technician
  • Recreation Vehicle Service Technician
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
  • Roofer
  • Sheet Metal Worker
  • Sprinkler Fitter
  • Steamfitter / Pipefitter
  • Tilesetter
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tower Crane Operator
  • Transport Trailer Technician
  • Truck and Transport Mechanic
  • Welder

• Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a Protected Person
• Must be registered in or have completed an apprenticeship program in a trade that is designated as a Red Seal trade
  • Eligibility for Level 1 grant: must have been registered as an apprentice for at least 12 months
  • Eligibility for Level 2 grant: must have been registered as an apprentice for at least 24 months

• Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a Protected Person
• Must not be a high school student
• must have proof of a completed apprenticeship program as a registered apprentice in a designated Red Seal trade
• provide proof of journeyperson certification in a designated Red Seal trade

• Apply online
• Applications, including supporting documents, must be received no later than June 30th of the calendar year following the date the applicant progressed in the apprenticeship program

• Copy of the official Confirmation of Progress for the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant Letter issued by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD)

• Employment / Training - Apprenticeship
• Employment / Training - Employer Staffing Assistance